|Pick|Player|Team|Position|School|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|Ben McDonald|Baltimore Orioles|RHP|Louisiana State University|
|2|Tyler Houston|Atlanta Braves|C|Valley HS (Las Vegas, NV)|
|3|Roger Salkeld|Seattle Mariners|RHP|Saugus (CA) HS|
|4|Jeff Jackson|Philadelphia Phillies|OF|Simeon HS (Chicago, IL)|
|5|Donald Harris|Texas Rangers|OF|Texas Tech University|
|6|Paul Coleman|Saint Louis Cardinals|OF|Frankston (TX) HS|
|7|Frank Thomas|Chicago White Sox|1B|Auburn University|
|8|Earl Cunningham|Chicago Cubs|OF|Lancaster (SC) HS|
|9|Kyle Abbott|California Angels|LHP|Long Beach State University|
|10|Charles Johnson|Montreal Expos|C|Westwood HS (Fort Pierce, FL)|
|11|Calvin Murray|Cleveland Indians|3B|W.T. White High School (Dallas, TX)|
|12|Jeff Juden|Houston Astros|RHP|Salem (MA) HS|
|13|Brent Mayne|Kansas City Royals|C|Cal State Fullerton|
|14|Steve Hosey|San Francisco Giants|OF|Fresno State University|
|15|Kiki Jones|Los Angeles Dodgers|RHP|Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)|
|16|Greg Blosser|Boston Red Sox|OF|Sarasota (FL) HS|
|17|Cal Eldred|Milwaukee Brewers|RHP|University of Iowa|
|18|Willie Greene|Pittsburgh Pirates|SS|Jones County HS (Gray, GA)|
|19|Eddie Zosky|Toronto Blue Jays|SS|Fresno State University|
|20|Scott Bryant|Cincinnati Reds|OF|University of Texas|
|21|Greg Gohr|Detroit Tigers|RHP|Santa Clara University|
|22|Tom Goodwin|Los Angeles Dodgers|OF|Fresno State University|
|23|Mo Vaughn|Boston Red Sox|1B|Seton Hall University|
|24|Alan Zinter|New York Mets|C|University of Arizona|
|25|Chuck Knoblauch|Minnesota Twins|2B|Texas A&M University|
|26|Scott Burrell|Seattle Mariners|RHP|Hamden (CT) HS|

Question: how many pitchers were chosen in the first round of the 1989 major league baseball draft?
Answer: 8